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so we only have to wait 30 years for an answer.
"12 Years aSupporter" starring the #SeaOfBlue
Thanks to Linda and team - awesome job today.
Today's inquiry raised so many "action points" for Willy and co. Will one more inquiry date be enough as it seemed a bit curtailed today. It's only going to heat up from here and more digging their toes in from the ARU with confidentially etc. Is there provision for more sessions? Also, to what extent can the Senate Inquiry challenge confidentiality claims and request documents be tabled in the inquiry?
I'd pay to hear/see Clyne, Clarke and also the previous failed mystery buyer of the Rebels attend a hearing. Agree with Shasta - you'll need a bigger venue next hearing.
Wow, I just read Linda's CV. No wonder she can wrap her head around this little saga.
Brigadier Reynolds!
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_M...an?MPID=250216
Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament
BComm (Curtin).
Graduate Diploma Defence Management (Canberra).
Graduate Certificate in Training and Development (Southern Cross).
Certificate IV, Assessment and Workplace Training (Southern Cross).
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies (Australian Defence College).
Graduate Certificate in Training and Development (Australian Army).
Diploma in Training Development (Australian Army).
Graduate, Australian Command and Staff College Army Reserve.
Electoral Officer and Shadow Ministerial Adviser 1990-94.
Liberal Party Senior Government Training Manager and Senior Campaign Officer 1996-98.
Senior Training and Development Officer, Army Command and Staff Training College Command 1999-2000.
Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Adviser to the Minister for Justice and Customs 2001-03.
Project Director/Strategic Performance and training Analyst, Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (NASA/JPL Facility) 2004.
Director Strategy Development, Raytheon Australia 2005.
Liberal Party Deputy Federal Director and National Training Director 2006-08.
Project Director, Army-based Accountability Model Implementation Project 2008-09.
Director Army Strategic Reform Program 2009-10.
Army Adjutant General (Brigadier) 2012-13.
(see also Military service below).
Military Service
Australian Army Reserve 1984-2012.
Officer Cadet.
Regimental Logistics Officer (Second Lieutenant to Captain).
Training Development Officer (Captain).
Commanding Officer, 5th Combat Support Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel).
Military Instructor, Army Command and Staff College (Lieutenant Colonel).
Senior Career Manager (Lieutenant Colonel).
Director, Active Standby Staff Group (Colonel).
Course Member, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies.
Army Adjutant General (Brigadier).
and then theres this:
Linda Reynolds authored a senate document "Second Interim Report on the Inquiry Into the Conduct of the 2016 Federal Election: Foreign Donations", so she has an idea about suspect financing I guess.
"12 Years aSupporter" starring the #SeaOfBlue
Edit : read Hertryk's post on other page
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Let's not forget, the money the ARU splurged on the Melbourne Rebels came from Broadcasting Revenue, Sponsors, Ticket sales, Player subscriptions etc. In other words all revenue streams who provide funding on the underlying basis that it goes to BUILD the game, that is for the game of Rugby. The ARU did not get this money from selling buttons, car parts or Ore, they have a moral responsibility to justify to whom and for what they spend "OUR MONEY".
All this commercial in confidence is BullShit and I hope the senators agree and refer this to the ACCC so that commercial in confidence documents can come to the light of day.
100%. Right through this sad saga they also refused to explain the criteria applicable to the massive spread sheet which has morphed into a simple scorecard. They always hid behind the "can't comment as it's the subject of legal proceedings". Even though the legal proceedings were simply about whether the ARU could legally cut the Force - I don't see the relevance.
From a layman's point of view the ARU seems to have lied, obfuscated or refused to answer all reasonable questions from anybody all along.
The senators need to directly question Clarke and Clyne. Mostly, they need to find out where all the money has gone. A referral to the ICCC would be an ideal outcome.
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The long sobs of autumn's violins wound my heart with a monotonous languor
I'm struggling to see how the massive spreadsheet/scorecard can be commercially confidential when the information in it was presented to Rugby WA back in March/April by Clarke. Is Pulver saying that federal senators have a lower level of understanding in not passing sensitive information on than administrators? I'd like to hear that justification in front of a senate hearing!
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Pulver claimed there are elements of confidential VRU/private owner and RugbyWA data within the spreadsheet.
I also believe RugbyWA were only shown a PowerPoint summary at the infamous (cop this writ) meeting
Jono you must be joking, Pulver told the world yesterday he had complete faith in the "integrity" of the process they ran!
However, there is plenty to suggest they had us in their sights from the beginning and the process was a sham, one of the key things we hope will come out as part of the Inquiry process. The difficulty will be it may not be clear cut, the ERU will claim they persisted with buying the Rebels as an option until relatively late in the process.
However, to the non-legal mind like mine that line of defence would be completely undone if the Inquiry uncovers that anyone in the ERU assisted with the Rebels being bought by the VRU, or if someone in the ERU was leaking info to the Rebels organisation - interesting avenues for the Inquiry to pursue I suspect! I wonder if either might constitute official corruption.
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